Positive Psychology Coaching
As a Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) and a Professor of Psychology at Pepperdine University for 17 years—5 of which have been conducted online via Zoom—I bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to my coaching practice. With three degrees in education and extensive clinical expertise, I translate scientific research into practical strategies that empower you to thrive in structured and proactive ways.
The Essence of Coaching
Coaching empowers individuals to take control of their future and inspire action. By taking proactive steps, you create momentum that leads to tangible accomplishments. At its core, coaching emphasizes accountability for your decisions and responsibility for your efforts today. It celebrates the uniqueness of each person, focusing on individual strengths and talents while fostering growth from your current position rather than dwelling on past limitations.
Positive Psychology Coaching, informed by Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) principles, is rooted in the belief that every person possesses an innate capacity for positive growth. This approach encourages you to envision your desired future and identify the steps to get there, emphasizing solutions over problems. By focusing on what’s working well and amplifying your existing strengths, we enhance your well-being and maximize your capabilities through a variety of effective techniques.
Transform Your Life with Evidence-Based Positive Psychology
Through tailored, evidence-based positive psychology strategies, I empower successful, high-functioning individuals to create lasting change and enhance their lives. My clients, driven and self-motivated professionals, are typically focused on their work and dedicated to achieving their goals with excellence.
In a world filled with numerous projects and aspirations, I guide my clients to rise above the ordinary and build extraordinary lives rich with meaning and purpose. Together, we develop personalized approaches that align professional ambitions with personal fulfillment, ensuring a sustainable path to holistic success.
My Approach
My coaching strategies are innovative and tailored to each client’s unique circumstances. By understanding your strengths, interests, values, and personality, I collaborate with you to develop a customized coaching plan that we create together. My role is to guide you in implementing this plan into your everyday life until it becomes an automatic habit or a natural routine. This process leverages your strengths for personal and professional growth through a supportive and collaborative coaching relationship.
Innovative coaching transcends traditional frameworks by viewing the coaching experience as a partnership. It involves crafting a dynamic and evolving process that adapts to your needs and circumstances. Most importantly, coaching must be genuine; it’s not merely a scripted process imposed by one person onto another. This means actively engaging with you, co-creating solutions, and fostering an environment where you feel heard, valued, and empowered to make meaningful changes in your life.
How am I different from other coaches?
Education
I hold a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology and provide insights, advice, coaching, and education for people who want to embrace their lives in ways that create lasting change successfully.
Experience
With 25 years of experience using evidence-based interventions, tools, and strategies proven by scientific research to create positive change, I bring a wealth of knowledge to my coaching practice.
Teaching Experience
As a professor of psychology at Pepperdine Graduate School for 17 years in person and 5 years online via Zoom, I apply my deep understanding of Adult Learning Theory to tailor coaching programs that effectively leverage how adults learn best.
Individualized Sessions
My approach includes an initial assessment of your goals and needs, and I create a tailored coaching plan to guide you through the necessary steps toward reaching your desired outcome
Positive Psychology Coaching, enhanced by Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), offers a structured and proactive approach to personal development. Our collaboration begins with an 80-minute initial assessment session, followed by tailored follow-up sessions designed to address your unique goals and challenges.
This integrative method emphasizes your strengths and resources, facilitating purposeful, positive change.
In our sessions, we will:
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Identify Your Goals: Clearly define what you aim to achieve, focusing on your desired future rather than past obstacles.
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Activate Your Resources: Recognize and utilize your inherent strengths and past successes to navigate current challenges.
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Develop Actionable Steps: Create practical strategies that lead directly toward your objectives, ensuring each step is manageable and aligned with your aspirations.
This collaborative process is rooted in openness and co-creation, ensuring that our work supports you in achieving meaningful and lasting change.
I invite you to take the next step toward realizing your potential. Contact me to schedule your initial assessment session, and let’s embark on this journey together.
Difference Between Coaching and Therapy is Related to Your Goals
The goals of therapy:
Therapy is related to helping people address, cope, and resolve mental health challenges that make them feel down emotionally or impair their ability to live a more enjoyable life. Individual therapy has goals related to treating addiction, ADHD, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and other common diagnosable problems to improve overall mental health.
In other words, treating these types of challenges in counseling help clients to make meaningful changes in their lives.
The goals of coaching:
Coaching is related to helping people achieve their personal and professional goals. Coaching starts with the premise that 1) clients are not experiencing mental health symptoms/challenges, and 2) are motivated to accept guidance, support, accountability, and honest conversations about achieving their essential life goals. Coaching focuses on creating and maintaining motivation for change, exploring challenges to change, and developing plans to implement the desired change.
While on paper, this looks like a clear divide in providing services. It is not adhered to by many coaches, thus creating the biggest problem with life coaches not being educated or degreed in treating mental health issues.
Unless they have an advanced degree in counseling or psychology, most coaches have not had the education or training to treat clinical issues like depression, anxiety, and other mental health challenges. What does this mean for clients? Coaches should not cross over and attempt to help anyone with recognized mental health issues.
